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Why do I need to pay to unlock my bootloader?

This seems like a huge rip off, what is the true way to unlock the bootloader with the r800at?
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Milenko2121 said:
This seems like a huge rip off, what is the true way to unlock the bootloader with the r800at?
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You can try and devise a free way to unlock the bootloader, but so far it hasn't been done. For now, in order to unlock the bootloader you need SETool credits which cost money.

Milenko2121 said:
This seems like a huge rip off, what is the true way to unlock the bootloader with the r800at?
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How is it a rip off? You device is locked to AT&T and thus the price of the device was subsidised by the carrier meaning your device was cheaper, sony refuse to officially unlock the bootloader of carrier locked devices to protect the investment AT&T made in your device, if you don't want to incur extra costs in future, put your hand in your pocket and pay for a factory unlocked device and all the benefits that come with it.
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The fact I say its a rip, is because im coming from an atrix which I was able to unlock my atrix with.
How can I buy these credits myself rather than pay people on here?
And also, I did not know about the credits until now. Its why I originally asked, because I wanted to know where my money would be going.
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Milenko2121 said:
The fact I say its a rip, is because im coming from an atrix which I was able to unlock my atrix with.
How can I buy these credits myself rather than pay people on here?
And also, I did not know about the credits until now. Its why I originally asked, because I wanted to know where my money would be going.
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SEtool only sell there credits in bundles, i think 60 is the minimum, thats why these bootloader unlockers offer this service, you can buy a single unlock licence for omnius, but omnius is much harder to use than SEtool, and you need a special cable to connect the testpoints as the battery needs to be inserted to use omnius, on the other hand all you need with SEtool is a paperclip.
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I'll be paying to get my bootloader unlocked today, being charged $24, now that I know why the cost is there, I have no problem paying now.

Milenko2121 said:
I'll be paying to get my bootloader unlocked today, being charged $24, now that I know why the cost is there, I have no problem paying now.
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Remember unlocking the bootloader removes all security from the phone including sim lock, so it's not a bad deal, i payed more to get the sim lock removed from my DHD
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AndroHero said:
How is it a rip off? You device is locked to AT&T and thus the price of the device was subsidised by the carrier meaning your device was cheaper, sony refuse to officially unlock the bootloader of carrier locked devices to protect the investment AT&T made in your device, if you don't want to incur extra costs in future, put your hand in your pocket and pay for a factory unlocked device and all the benefits that come with it.
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I was wondering the same thing as OP til you said this, but i have another question/Comment on why. I Work for att and get a "Special" rate plan with no contract.
IE i dont get a discounted price with a two year contract. Although im sure the answer is the same since its through att, why dont i get mine for free, since i received no price cut.

Another reason is the person unlocking your bootloader has to sit individualy with every unlock run all the programs and do all the work and you really are complaining over $24 for simple and bootloader unlocked plus when I got mine done he answered every question I threw at him and never complained that's priceless Imo
if you don't want to pay don't get the service there are alternatives to root and recovery. Pay or don't but don't complain if you do.

hitman980206 said:
Another reason is the person unlocking your bootloader has to sit individualy with every unlock run all the programs and do all the work and you really are complaining over $24 for simple and bootloader unlocked plus when I got mine done he answered every question I threw at him and never complained that's priceless Imo
if you don't want to pay don't get the service there are alternatives to root and recovery. Pay or don't but don't complain if you do.
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Absolutley, I dont think anyone person in this thread is complaining about paying a person to do it. I think its more of, that Some HAVE to pay and some don't, which some one explained. If EVERYONE had to pay for there bootloader unlocking then i highly doubt anyone would complain. Get it?

Ahh... this thread answered my question. I was wondering the same thing, about why we have to pay, and how they get the unlock key. My new question however is.... So i pay and get SEtool, and pay to get 60 licenses or whatever the minimum is you have to get, is there a tutorial or anything to teach me how to do it myself? I dont mind paying to have it done by someone, I just love learning how to do these kinda things myself.
(mainly, i dont like relying on other people. Plus this way, if i brick my own phone, who cares, i did it, but if i pay some one, and they brick it then i would be pissed! In my opinion if you pay someone for a product and its damaged, they assume responsibility for it by charging you. It would be like, if you paid to have your car worked on by a mechanic, and he blew the head gasket in the process, would you be ok, with them telling you, its your fault for having the work done, and they arent liable?... HELL NO!..... lol)

Sony Ericsson provides a free way to unlock the bootloader

david92n said:
Sony Ericsson provides a free way to unlock the bootloader
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Only if your Xperia Play meets a specific criteria
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david92n said:
Sony Ericsson provides a free way to unlock the bootloader
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And it IS?
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david92n said:
Sony Ericsson provides a free way to unlock the bootloader
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Atarii said:
Only if your Xperia Play meets a specific criteria
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spikey68 said:
And it IS?
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The free way is at unlockbootloader.sonyericsson.com. The specific criteria is you need to have a GSM model Play, which is not SIM locked to a carrier.
You cannot currently use this tool with the CDMA Play. For a time, we exploited a weakness in the tool's form validation to submit MEID's to the tool. This exploit was made public and has been fixed. If you want a more detailed explanation see my post here.
You cannot use this tool with a SIM locked (Carrier Locked) GSM Play, as the SIM lock prevents the phone from booting into fastboot mode. Without fastboot, you cannot issue the unlock command with the key generated by the tool.

AndroHero said:
How is it a rip off? You device is locked to AT&T and thus the price of the device was subsidised by the carrier meaning your device was cheaper, sony refuse to officially unlock the bootloader of carrier locked devices to protect the investment AT&T made in your device, if you don't want to incur extra costs in future, put your hand in your pocket and pay for a factory unlocked device and all the benefits that come with it.
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I consider the free unlock a rip-off because it ruins the DRM for customers who paid more. I want my HULU+, Netflix, Playstation Pocket, etc thank you very much.

AndroHero said:
How is it a rip off? You device is locked to AT&T and thus the price of the device was subsidised by the carrier meaning your device was cheaper, sony refuse to officially unlock the bootloader of carrier locked devices to protect the investment AT&T made in your device, if you don't want to incur extra costs in future, put your hand in your pocket and pay for a factory unlocked device and all the benefits that come with it.
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That is straight bull**** dude... this is a forum... a community for developers and information... Honestly... I don't understand how this whole thing isn't HIGHLY frowned upon on EVERY forum...
and btw... you CAN pay for SE_Tools... you could even pay directly to JINX13 or Alewhateverthe****... or you could download s1tool... and do it yourself for free

MrBoard said:
That is straight bull**** dude... this is a forum... a community for developers and information... Honestly... I don't understand how this whole thing isn't HIGHLY frowned upon on EVERY forum...
and btw... you CAN pay for SE_Tools... you could even pay directly to JINX13 or Alewhateverthe****... or you could download s1tool... and do it yourself for free
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For starters your dragging up an old thread, i myself havent had an xplay for nearly 6 months when i made the comments i did, there was no free alternatives
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Confirmed ion bootloader unlock not allowed.

Just like the play. This is pretty disappointing. Still love the phone though.
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bhp090808 said:
Just like the play. This is pretty disappointing. Still love the phone though.
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Yeh already been discussed. Not surprising though.

There'll be a work around sooner or later. eb
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It means boot loader unlocked not allowed nicely you can still force it though... One of the developers will fix this issue soon
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sorry for such a newbie question, but if the bootloader is locked, how this guy here can sell the AT&T version and unlock it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280909897811#ht_1169wt_1272
does anyone have any idea? anyway to unlock the ATT ion version out there?

erick3.14 said:
sorry for such a newbie question, but if the bootloader is locked, how this guy here can sell the AT&T version and unlock it?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280909897811#ht_1169wt_1272
does anyone have any idea? anyway to unlock the ATT ion version out there?
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He is probably relying on a service that will get the unlock code but I'm not aware of any that have unlock codes for the ion. Its exclusive to AT&T so I seriously doubt you can get it unlocked for at least a few months. You can't even buy one unlocked in the US for full price.
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Yeah, more than likely it'll be pretty much a repeat of the x10a only (since a lot of the ground work done) quicker process. We'll all end up w sum variant of the stock sony rom(or any but att) w custom recovery. I was never able to do much of anything w the stock usa roms, come to think of it not even sure att saw GB, don't think so. eb
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mehran_o0o said:
It means boot loader unlocked not allowed nicely you can still force it though... One of the developers will fix this issue soon
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But my question is, how long before someone does? The bootloader being locked just bums me out. I really want this phone. And the price is making it really possible for me, but I almost feel like I should just wait even longer for something else, or pay the $200 for a GS III.
I really need to get my hands on the Ion. Has anyone gone into a BB or ATT store to get theirs and seen a demo unit?

I have ... the phone looks and feels great. i've read a few reports of signal issues. i think i'm going to wait a few weeks and get two one for me and one for my girl mid july for the price... and ics coming soon... it's a dopeass phone for sure. i loved the way it felt in my hand the screen is gorgeous. the camera was super fast too... idk it was nice.

Spectre51 said:
He is probably relying on a service that will get the unlock code but I'm not aware of any that have unlock codes for the ion. Its exclusive to AT&T so I seriously doubt you can get it unlocked for at least a few months. You can't even buy one unlocked in the US for full price.
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This was the answer from the ebay seller:
" I can unlock the phone for $30 extra. It is a factory unlock and not through special ROMS which allows you to keep all stock Sony firmware. It is a permanent factory unlock."
I´m not from the US and I´m looking to buy either a Xperia S or Xperia Ion. As the Ion is newer, would like to go for it. I will be in the US by mid july but still looking to find for a good price for a non-contract and unlocked, but it seems that Ion will be higher anyway. If the unlocking would be a easy thing, I would by the no contract phone at Sony store for example, but it seems I will have to go for the Xperia S

I would be leary of anyone who promises they can unlock the BL at this point. Unfortunately there's absolutely no way of knowing for sure if and when this will happen for the att "unlock not allowed model". eb
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erick3.14 said:
This was the answer from the ebay seller:
" I can unlock the phone for $30 extra. It is a factory unlock and not through special ROMS which allows you to keep all stock Sony firmware. It is a permanent factory unlock."
I´m not from the US and I´m looking to buy either a Xperia S or Xperia Ion. As the Ion is newer, would like to go for it. I will be in the US by mid july but still looking to find for a good price for a non-contract and unlocked, but it seems that Ion will be higher anyway. If the unlocking would be a easy thing, I would by the no contract phone at Sony store for example, but it seems I will have to go for the Xperia S
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From that eBay quote, sounds like he must be selling the international version of the ion(lt28i) not the AT&T ion(lt28at). That's the only way I can think of for the unlocked with Sony factory firmware settings.

Bach415 said:
From that eBay quote, sounds like he must be selling the international version of the ion(lt28i) not the AT&T ion(lt28at). That's the only way I can think of for the unlocked with Sony factory firmware settings.
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Yeah. None of the LT28at can be unlocked right now Not even Sony can sell them that way.
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Xperia ion Lt28AT
Spectre51 said:
Yeah. None of the LT28at can be unlocked right now Not even Sony can sell them that way.
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Have you found any way to unlock sony xperia ion lt28at locked at AT-T?. I bought this phone from sony website assuming it is unlocked,but it is actually locked at AT-T but no contract..so please advise what can be done to use it on T-mobile?

At this time nothing can be done.
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Have you found any way to unlock sony xperia ion lt28at locked at AT-T?. I bought this phone from sony website assuming it is unlocked,but it is actually locked at AT-T but no contract..so please advise what can be done to use it on T-mobile?
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I cant say, it just came out and not many devs have purchased it... Ill give it a month for ppl to show up.... I could mess around to find a way but im too busy and im not that professional to find it right away.. But if u listen to me, its the best phone. I worked with sgs3 and ion. ... And i say definitely ion.... Yes sgs3 has ics and lots and lots but i just love ui of ion and its design plus that no samsung phone has ever worked for me for more than 6 months but any sony or sonyericsson worked for me for years i still have the sony z7 and it works super
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But my question is, how long before someone does? The bootloader being locked just bums me out. I really want this phone. And the price is making it really possible for me, but I almost feel like I should just wait even longer for something else, or pay the $200 for a GS III.
I really need to get my hands on the Ion. Has anyone gone into a BB or ATT store to get theirs and seen a demo unit?
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Google GSM can unlock phone to use on t-mobile $29.99

This guy is advertising that he can unlock the phone for $25
http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...-Xperia-ion-LTE-LT28-to-use-with-T-Mobile-USA
The only thing is when you go to purchase it locked to Canada and Rogers so I can not sure about it.

The ion will be one hell of a device if we can just get passed the issue of unlocking for ATT :/ really wish i had an international one just so i can play with it. i really hate the bloat ware they are shipped with. all in all preformance and hardware wise i see the ion staying alive for a few years. longer than what the x10 did in my opinion.
-Cheers

Anybody got the unlock code?

Where?

huh and what?:banghead:

wish777 said:
huh and what?:banghead:
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Pms-ing buddy?

i have no idea i think he means sim unlock code?

llsektorll said:
i have no idea i think he means sim unlock code?
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Lol of course i mean sim unlock code....what other unlock code can a sammy device have?

....

Unlock codes are unique to each device. They are generated by the carrier are third party using the device's unique IMEI code as part of the input.

same question
I have a similar question haha but a more specific question.
Anyone have suggestions as to which site to go to for unlocking a Rogers galaxy note II?
I heard its pretty new device so not a lot of sites have it yet, just wondering if anyone succeeded in SIM unlocking their device from Rogers.

lollipox said:
I have a similar question haha but a more specific question.
Anyone have suggestions as to which site to go to for unlocking a Rogers galaxy note II?
I heard its pretty new device so not a lot of sites have it yet, just wondering if anyone succeeded in SIM unlocking their device from Rogers.
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30 bucks from ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/110977399328

lollipox said:
I have a similar question haha but a more specific question.
Anyone have suggestions as to which site to go to for unlocking a Rogers galaxy note II?
I heard its pretty new device so not a lot of sites have it yet, just wondering if anyone succeeded in SIM unlocking their device from Rogers.
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For my S3, I used unlock.gsmcanada.com. $20, and it took about 8 hours once I sent them my info. It was a Rogers phone.
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lollipox said:
I have a similar question haha but a more specific question.
Anyone have suggestions as to which site to go to for unlocking a Rogers galaxy note II?
I heard its pretty new device so not a lot of sites have it yet, just wondering if anyone succeeded in SIM unlocking their device from Rogers.
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A popular one is cellunlocker.net

sonny21 said:
A popular one is cellunlocker.net
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I just placed an order on cellunlocker.net. I will let you guys know how it is!

These guys have always worked and when they6 could not get me a un lock code(very rare)they refunded my money immediately.
http://www.cellunlocker.net/

I used cellunlocker on my Bell Note II the other day. Took about 3 hours and cost $33.

For my S3 I chatted with. ATT online support and they gave it to me. Havent tried it with my note2 yet.

Two and a half years ago I got my Sony Xperia X10 unlocked in two hours by https://www.mobileincanada.com. Back then I had a coupon and it was $5.
Now I have no coupon and the cost is $20 (+HST), which is still the lowest price I can find. I'm going there again. The speed of unlocking is (understandably) dependent on the brand, apparently HTC, LG and Motorola provide phones in seconds, Samsung is reported to take between 8 and 24 minutes.
I'll report back if/when I get my code.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
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el56 said:
Two and a half years ago I got my Sony Xperia X10 unlocked in two hours by https://www.mobileincanada.com. Back then I had a coupon and it was $5.
Now I have no coupon and the cost is $20 (+HST), which is still the lowest price I can find. I'm going there again. The speed of unlocking is (understandably) dependent on the brand, apparently HTC, LG and Motorola provide phones in seconds, Samsung is reported to take between 8 and 24 minutes.
I'll report back if/when I get my code.
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Well it took them two hours, but they supplied a code. To enable it you have to insert a SIM card from some carrier other than the one you're locked to, and then type in the code.
And then I saw this:
NightHawkUndead said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
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That post contains a method to access an internal system menu, and to use the menu to sim-unlock the phone. The command to get the menu does work on my Rogers GN2, and I followed the steps, but I don't have access to another carrier's micro-sim so I'm not yet able to test it.
It'll be a neat trick if it turns out to work, and it means that anyone's GN2 can be unlocked for free without needing mobileincanada.com (or anyone else). And if anyone knows where I might find documentation for the rest of that system menu, that would be appreciated.

NightHawkUndead said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
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This method is confirmed to work on AT&T's GN2! Worked for me! Just follow the steps exactly and make sure you have a SIM card from another carrier to test when you reboot.
:good::good:

I am just waiting to get to the US to test this on Rogers version with an AT&T sim.
Will update when I do.
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[Q} Network unlock?

Does anyone know if any of the usual unlockers (e.g. cellunlocker.net) has the unlock codes yet? Or if there are different unlocking methods? Thanks!

I hope something comes up soon. I purchased full price and AT&T won't unlock.
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I need this too.
EBay has them for $30 bucks... But anyone find a cheaper free solution?

Tell att your going out of the country and you need your phone unlocked. If they still say no, remind then you could return phone and buy one from a3rd party.

mrhaley30705 said:
Tell att your going out of the country and you need your phone unlocked. If they still say no, remind then you could return phone and buy one from a3rd party.
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Yea I need to call. I tried the online chat assistant.
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05GT said:
Yea I need to call. I tried the online chat assistant.
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If they still say no, get angry and tell then you want to speak to the customer retention department

mrhaley30705 said:
Tell att your going out of the country and you need your phone unlocked. If they still say no, remind then you could return phone and buy one from a3rd party.
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tried that....did NOT work....

Bought a code from cellunlocker. Net
It works, I'm unlocked now
$25

trim81 said:
Bought a code from cellunlocker. Net
It works, I'm unlocked now
$25
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Me too... Working...
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me three.
cheapest option I found.

trim81 said:
Bought a code from cellunlocker. Net
It works, I'm unlocked now
$25
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Any issues with this unlock? Are they permanent? I know customer service reps are clueless half the time but when I called to get my unlock code and was told I was also told I should be careful of getting an unlock code online as he had a case of someone call once saying their unlock code only worked with the phone for 90 days and then it stopped working (not sure if the phone or the unlocking). Also, any issues with privacy in regards to giving out en IMEI number?

Dome three.
Yes perm unlocked.
No problems

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Dome three.
Yes perm unlocked.
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Appreciate it.

same here. got it from cellunlocker and used the phone in switzerland without an issue.

My phone is I317M that locked to Canada Rogers Network. I messed up my phone once due to flashed 7100 rom to my I317m, and I lost all information like baseband, network, imei. After did some research, I flashed a rogers stock rom back to my phone, and my phone get fixed and got signal again. Noticed that my phone is even unlocked. I dont know how that happened, but my phone works with other carrier now. Expect if someone can explan this.

This is reported by quite a few to be working and best of all it's free I tried it but don't have a sim for another carrier but I haven't gotten any errors and my phone is still working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
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45ACP1911 said:
This is reported by quite a few to be working and best of all it's free I tried it but don't have a sim for another carrier but I haven't gotten any errors and my phone is still working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
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I actually just bought the unlock code today from cellunlocker.net (but I haven't actually used it yet) and then I see this thread and was just going to try the method from your link for ****s and giggles and it WORKED! what a waste of $25

I did mine. However I have no way to test it. What would be the benefit to having this done?

MRBULLRED said:
I did mine. However I have no way to test it. What would be the benefit to having this done?
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If you ever travel overseas, you can just buy a prepaid sim and stick it in your phone and you could use your phone while traveling for cheap without paying any carrier roaming fees.

I don't want to pay for a DATA PLAN!
So check this out.... I am an AT&T user and back when the HTC HD2 came out for T-Mobile I bought it from a friend when they signed up for a new contract. Got an unlock code from Ebay and have been using it for the past 2 years without having to have a data plan, never got added automatically to my plan like i have heard happen to others? And I'm wondering why? Is it possibly cuz its a T-Mobile phone? Or is it cuz I still have an old "Cingular" SIM card? I am curious about this because right now, Wally World has a special sale on the phone at $249, plus a $100 gift card, which will bring the phone down to $150 basically, so a pretty damn good deal for a phone just out on the market. And I'm plan on getting it this week, I was wondering if any of you would be able to tell me if at some point if i was able to get a T-Mobile version of the Samsung Note 2 if i could slip my SIM card into it and then be able to cancel my DATA plan, if i told them i went back to a Motorola Razr or something, which worked when i got my HD2? Or will AT&T be able to see that i have a smartphone? Is it the newer smaller SIM card, that will tell AT&T that I have a smartphone, or will the phone it self be what sends info to the servers or whatever that tells AT&T I have a smartphone? Or do you think this method of getting a T-Mobile phone and using an AT&T SIM card will work and I won't get stuck with a DATA plan? Everywhere I go has Wi-Fi so I have no need for the Data plan it will be going to waste.

Sim Unlock [Noob Question]

So I'm in the process of unlocking my sim (permanently) so I can use it on my carrier in here in Canada. My question is when the sim is unlocked can I install a custom rom, will it still work? ie; can I still make calls and texts?
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this. But I really need to know.

gopinator said:
So I'm in the process of unlocking my sim (permanently) so I can use it on my carrier in here in Canada. My question is when the sim is unlocked can I install a custom rom, will it still work? ie; can I still make calls and texts?
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this. But I really need to know.
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yes. May I know what carrier your device is locked on?

cheeze.keyk said:
yes. May I know what carrier your device is locked on?
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Hi! Thank you for answering my question.
The device is locked to the T-Mobile carrier. I want to use it with Freedom Mobile here in Canada, the phone should work on this carrier. I made the mistake of buying it through ebay (was cheap) I will use cellunlocker.net to unlock it.

gopinator said:
Hi! Thank you for answering my question.
The device is locked to the T-Mobile carrier. I want to use it with Freedom Mobile here in Canada, the phone should work on this carrier. I made the mistake of buying it through ebay (was cheap) I will use cellunlocker.net to unlock it.
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Okay. Please let us know if cellunlocker works, I haven't tried their service due to too expensive.

You might be able to unlock this device and use it on every network.
But you will probably not be able to use it with Freedom mobile in Canada because Freedom uses CDMA technology, whereas T-mobile uses GSM.

Update: Cellunlocker was unable to unlock the device. Will return and buy the H850 instead.

gopinator said:
Update: Cellunlocker was unable to unlock the device. Will return and buy the H850 instead.
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Same here. They can't unlock my device also. :crying:

Goodnews guys! After waiting a week for cellunlocker to unlock my device because the first try it didn't work and now I received an email from them and after their 2nd try they successfully unlocked my device! I already lose hope on getting my device unlocked it but now its unlocked!
Edit: I stayed on H830L when It was unlocked.

cheeze.keyk said:
Goodnews guys! After waiting a week for cellunlocker to unlock my device because the first try it didn't work and now I received an email from them and after their 2nd try they successfully unlocked my device! I already lose hope on getting my device unlocked it but now its unlocked!
Edit: I stayed on H830L when It was unlocked.
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how much did it cost?
Enviado desde mi LG-H830 mediante Tapatalk

Everhez said:
how much did it cost?
Enviado desde mi LG-H830 mediante Tapatalk
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56.99USD.
use this voucher code also for discount.
jy5%offcellunlocker

cheeze.keyk said:
Goodnews guys! After waiting a week for cellunlocker to unlock my device because the first try it didn't work and now I received an email from them and after their 2nd try they successfully unlocked my device! I already lose hope on getting my device unlocked it but now its unlocked!
Edit: I stayed on H830L when It was unlocked.
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Do you never used your phone with the T-Mobile network? Did you buy on ebay (buyspry)? Few weeks ago cellunlocker did not work for me, I'm thinking about trying again.

George16 said:
Do you never used your phone with the T-Mobile network? Did you buy on ebay (buyspry)? Few weeks ago cellunlocker did not work for me, I'm thinking about trying again.
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Nope. I never used a T-Mobile sim. I get the phone thru some online seller here in the Philippines. On their first email that says my device was successfully unlocked but when I tried it, It fails I emailed them and they told me to wait again and after few days they finally unlocked my device.

Does your IMEI come up on t mobile website using the imei checker? . I tried cellunlocker about a month ago but they couldnt unlock my device and refunded me

clintonian said:
Does your IMEI come up on t mobile website using the imei checker? . I tried cellunlocker about a month ago but they couldnt unlock my device and refunded me
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yes. and it says it has still unpaid balance, how bout yours?

Can you redirect me to the site you used and how much did it cost.

cheeze.keyk said:
Goodnews guys! After waiting a week for cellunlocker to unlock my device because the first try it didn't work and now I received an email from them and after their 2nd try they successfully unlocked my device! I already lose hope on getting my device unlocked it but now its unlocked!
Edit: I stayed on H830L when It was unlocked.
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Dude!
I have an H830 locked to t-mobile that I want to use on Freedom mobile in Canada also! How much did you have to pay to do this? All these sites are asking me for $150 and cellunlocker.net simply told me that I should wait up to a month before asking them again because they're having troubles with it.

Same here...I found a local phone shop who promised to unlock for less than $25.. two days later they said the server is down. I think its global I got the same response from different eBay sellers also. I hope T-mobile is not patching their system.

OptimusCrack said:
Dude!
I have an H830 locked to t-mobile that I want to use on Freedom mobile in Canada also! How much did you have to pay to do this? All these sites are asking me for $150 and cellunlocker.net simply told me that I should wait up to a month before asking them again because they're having troubles with it.
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it costs me 59.99 USD. I also use a voucher code for the discount. Ive waited almost 2months also for their TMO unlock service to be available.

cheeze.keyk said:
56.99USD.
use this voucher code also for discount.
jy5%offcellunlocker
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Ufff It's too expensive! In that value you can buy the Lg G5 right here on Ebay