Should I unlock my bootloader using Official Sony Ericsson way?
What do I really lose (aside from DRM)?
I was trying with SE TOOL but in the service menu appears "Bootloader Unlock allowed: NO" (My mobile is an r800a).
Does exist any other way to do it?
I don't think you can unlock yours unfortunately
Testpoint method might work but I'm not certain. Testpoint costs money as well.
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Testpoint will work an omnius has it free for a couple days. Check the omnius thread in the general category for more info.
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I know there are simialar threads about this but I have a couple of questions.
Can I Use moded/custom roms?
Can I play psp games that are .iso or another format
What kind of themes can I use on my phone?
I have a R800x CDMA xperia rooted with zergrush.
cj360 said:
I know there are simialar threads about this but I have a couple of questions.
Can I Use moded/custom roms?
Can I play psp games that are .iso or another format
What kind of themes can I use on my phone?
I have a R800x CDMA xperia rooted with zergrush.
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1. Yes once you unlock your bootloader.
2. No psp games don't work on any smart phone currently. But you can emulate anything n64/ps1 and lower.
3.If you make your own theme you can do anything you want. If you want to know what's currently available go look in the sub forum.
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I thought I couldn't unlock my bootloader because I have a MEID on my phone not a IMEI.
cj360 said:
I thought I couldn't unlock my bootloader because I have a MEID on my phone not a IMEI.
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Oh I didn't know you were on a 800x my bad. You can still unlock the bootloader to access Fastboot but obviously it's locked to VZ. As far as ROM/themes there are a few to choose from after you unlock the bootloader. I think v3 of dooms kernel may work for you but you'll need to wait for a more educated 800x person to answer or just read in the dev section for yourself it's all over. Good luck
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you can unlock the bootloader for the r800x.... but you have to have someone with the right hardware help you... and it costs money.
if you're up for it i would recommend Alejandrissimo. he did it for me last night... it was 24 dollars but it works like a dream. i flashed doom kernel v3 and i'm using stock 2.3.3 and it's running wonderfully. overclocked to 1.6 ghz with no problems whatsoever.
24 seems a little steep, I mean I can understand paying them, but idk how to price something that involves connecting your pc to a stranger.
Connect a virtual machine if you want. It works too ^^
Yea but I feel like yhats more work.
Ill probably ask someone on here.
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cj360 said:
24 seems a little steep, I mean I can understand paying them, but idk how to price something that involves connecting your pc to a stranger.
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He doesn't actually make money doing it. The $24 goes to buy "tokens" on a 3rd party website that gives the unlock code to him, then he remotely accesses your phone/computer and does it all for you. He also uses a special cable remotly to unlock your bootloader. But yea basically he donates his time to help people do it and only charges the $24 to cover his cost to get the code. It's really easy and he's cool as hell I really recommend it.
yeah i am going to do this once i can afford to pay the guy to unlock for me.. it should be worth it..
Ah. Didn't know there eas a 3rd party website. Thx for the info everybody I gona go make a paypal
Acc
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Sorry, this has probably been answered a million times, but I cant find written in stone advice.
I have an Xperia Play which I love, but I want to run Darkforest on, because it looks awesome. Problem is when I went to the sony website about unlocking the bootloader and typed the code in, it said
"able to unlock bootloader - No"
Does this mean I can never do it, or can I just not do it through Sony?
Would getting O2 to sim unlock do anything?
Does testpoint unlocking get through this?
No one seems to have solid advice and Sony are dragging their heels when it comes to ICS for the Play.
Thanks!
You can unlock, just not with the Sony method, which uses fastboot.
Getting o2 to unlock your sim won't make a difference, since you need fastboot.
The test point method will work. Using a tool like Omnius will unlock your bootloader, sim, and fastboot simultaneously.
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Is Omnius working well with the play now, i heard varying comments on its success with most people recommending to pay someone with SETool to do it ?
seanjc69 said:
Is Omnius working well with the play now, i heard varying comments on its success with most people recommending to pay someone with SETool to do it ?
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Alejandrissimo is the guy for unlocks. Heard nothing but good things about him
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The only negative comment I remember seeing about Omnius was from a guy who does unlocking with setool.
It worked perfectly for me first try.
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captain67 said:
The only negative comment I remember seeing about Omnius was from a guy who does unlocking with setool.
It worked perfectly for me first try.
Sent from a Galaxy far, far away
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Omnius unlike SETool, requires you to have the battery inserted right? That makes it much harder to use.
@OP. I recommend contacting jinx13 on here, he unlocked my bootloader, and i only have good things to say about him
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AndroHero said:
Omnius unlike SETool, requires you to have the battery inserted right? That makes it much harder to use.
@OP. I recommend contacting jinx13 on here, he unlocked my bootloader, and i only have good things to say about him
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No, the battery doesn't need to be inserted. I just plugged it in and connected the test point and it worked.
In the thread about the free promo they did during Easter weekend, there's a fairly detailed post by me stating exactly what I did.
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Anybody heard of this or tried it? It supposedly supports wildfire S.
http://www.lgtool.net/index.php
from what i can gather, this requires an activated account with the software provider, which you can't do without buying their setool box....also, many of the download links for their drivers etc seem to be totally broken....i don't think anyone will want to be paying out for their tool box, then buying unlock credits etc, when they can't even sort their website out
I am user of that box from past 2 years...
Gloris said:
from what i can gather, this requires an activated account with the software provider, which you can't do without buying their setool box....also, many of the download links for their drivers etc seem to be totally broken....i don't think anyone will want to be paying out for their tool box, then buying unlock credits etc, when they can't even sort their website out
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First of all sorry to jump on old thread.but I want to clear something wrong here.This box named with LG tool actually is partner with setool box.Hardware interface is setool box as additional security and you can use setool services too(for Soy Ericsson all mobiles flashing and unlocking including old to latest one) as well LG tool too. You have to purchase setool box first and than pay activation charges for LG tool only once.After that you can do unlocking more than 4500 mobiles including Samsung htc Hawaii zte (adnroid) and many more.Even most of them are just like give ime and get code instantly.But that box is for gsm technicians not for an individual.When they take start LG tool it was free for trial and testing period like approx one year and we do unlock many mobiles without paying a $.Now when trial period is over there is an activation.And you can use certain unlocks with in 24 hours just to avoid spamming and stable the unlocking market.Yes there is an option for S/off and more than that you can unlock any htc as well as you can repair imei too and backup nvram and etc.... I think that is clear enough now but if some one got any question regarding it I can show screen shot too.And by the way I am just biggest fan and old user of this product.Dont forget the Laser who leaked the xperia security he is real brain behind the setool...
@ Gloris everything is available on their support site but you must be member and user of the box....
here is screenshot a
lgtool.net/img/lgtool_htc.png
Hi Everyone
Wishing you a Happy New Year.
As like the other Sim Unlock thread for X8 and X10. I am starting this for the Xperia S.
The different is this is a Code Unlock.
I will need the IMEI no(*#06#) . Make sure you have not entered too many wrong codes before ie sony has a limit for 5.
If you have entered more than 5 codes then what ever code you have it will not work.
I will be able to give out only 1 code per week as this is expensive for me to get hold of the codes. Whereas I have been giving the cable unlocks for free.
Please do not post your IMEI here, send it by pm to me.
Spread the word :
http://www.facebook.com/htccode?fref=ts
Hollo, and thanks for your thread
I have a Sony Xperia S locked to Orange Spain and I want to sim unlock it to use other sim card on.
My question how can I do?
Thank's
ferraripassion said:
Hi Everyone
Wishing you a Happy New Year.
As like the other Sim Unlock thread for X8 and X10. I am starting this for the Xperia S.
The different is this is a Code Unlock.
I will need the IMEI no(*#06#) . Make sure you have not entered too many wrong codes before ie sony has a limit for 5.
If you have entered more than 5 codes then what ever code you have it will not work.
I will be able to give out only 1 code per week as this is expensive for me to get hold of the codes. Whereas I have been giving the cable unlocks for free.
Spread the word :
http://www.facebook.com/htccode?fref=ts
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Xperia Ion, locked to AT&T, IMEI: ------------------
MOD COMMENT: Better keep your IMEI in private.
can you do anything?
HEY DONT POST YOUR IMEI
doing dat **** is dangerous
Please PM me the IMEI's
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Please PM me the IMEI's
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I'm getting an AT&T Xperia Ion as a gift and I wanna unlock it before giving it so that it can be used on T-Mobile. So, my questions are:
Do you get the code for the Ion too or only the S?
How much is it? Or is it free?
Is it guaranteed to work?
You said, you can only do 1/ week, so if I sent you the IMEI tonight when do you expect to deliver the code?
Thanks a lot in advance and sorry for asking all these questions. This is the first time for me to deal with something like this or even a Sony phone...
ahmadshawki said:
I'm getting an AT&T Xperia Ion as a gift and I wanna unlock it before giving it so that it can be used on T-Mobile. So, my questions are:
Do you get the code for the Ion too or only the S?
How much is it? Or is it free?
Is it guaranteed to work?
You said, you can only do 1/ week, so if I sent you the IMEI tonight when do you expect to deliver the code?
Thanks a lot in advance and sorry for asking all these questions. This is the first time for me to deal with something like this or even a Sony phone...
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I will be able to give 1 free code weekly as it costs me to get hold of the codes for these phones. Takes 2-3 days to generate the code. Any Sony Xperia phone can be unlocked.
Hi,
If i send you my IMEI, would you be able to get the code for my Sony Xperia S?
Yes I can do it.
ferraripassion said:
Yes I can do it.
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Thanks!
sent you PM
this will only remove simlock and not locked boot loader. right?
unlick
hi!
after lurking for quite a while,hoping for bootloader unlock for xperia s as mine is no.
FINALLY REGISTERED so i could reply and pm you my imei,
please unlock simlock!
THANKYOU
warez
will like to use my xperia S with my sim card ... i send you my imei by MP
thanks
theviruz said:
this will only remove simlock and not locked boot loader. right?
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Apologies for replying late, yes this removes only the sim lock. Bootloader has to be done the cable way only.
An xperia j can be rezolve with your method? Your pm boss is full
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Thanks
Thanks!
sent you PM
I sent you a pm! I will be waiting patiently, Thanks for your service
Just sent my imei too... thanks a lot for your service!!
Just sent
Message sent, many thanks.
I came across an old z2 or z3 thread the other day and someone mentioned they were able to get sony to change BUA: to yes, they just had to provide the phone info and sim unlock code. if thats true would this be possible with the z5p?
I really like this phone and would like to root it once my warranty is up.
Yes if your sim counter is a 0 and send to sony !!!
So theres hope for us bell users with "bootloader unlock allowed no"? Thank you!!
Hi! I did it with my Xperia V, I wrote Sony support and they sent a messenger to pick it up and changed it quickly and free. I was in Spain, so I hope you can do it too
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