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Unlocking

Anyone know how to unlock these devices. I have a line on a TMobile version but I am moving to Cingular and will need to unlock it.
Thanks in advance.

you can request the unlock code from t-mobile.

yea i'm in the same boat...the only thing is you have to be with tmobile for 3 months plus before you can request an unlock code

Hopefully, after the phone is out for a couple of weeks people will start coming up with customizations.
This phone has a lot of potential

This is unlike any T-Mo device that I have unlocked in the past (and I have unlocked several in my 6+ years with them).
I put in a request for a SIM unlock on 10/26 and they sent me an email yesterday saying that the unlock code must be requested directly from the manufacturer (HTC) and can take up to TWO weeks. And they said they cannot guarantee that it will be received at ALL!
This is weird. Right now I am abroad and the Dash is useless to me. Here's to hoping that HTC comes through and I can unlock this. If not, it's time to donate some more money to Buzz

the folk over at imei check have just released and unlock for the dash. Try it out and let us know how it works...good luck

a link
http://www.imei-check.co.uk/dashunlock.php

No way in heck am I paying for an unlock. If I wanted an unlocked device I would have gotten a S620. This is an issue for T-Mo to sort out and they will.
Barring that, I would rather give my money in a donation to either xda-dev or Buzz. That's just me though. Not everyone has my patience...or thinking.

Just spoke to tmobile customer rep...they said 72hrs approx to find the code based on imei to unlock...however if the time period extends 72hrs its because they have to contact the manufacture to request the code...something tells me it will be the latter instead of the former...errrr

monakh said:
No way in heck am I paying for an unlock. If I wanted an unlocked device I would have gotten a S620. This is an issue for T-Mo to sort out and they will.
Barring that, I would rather give my money in a donation to either xda-dev or Buzz. That's just me though. Not everyone has my patience...or thinking.
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This comment makes absolutly no sense. Your willing to pay an extra $200 to have a device that is just SIM unlocked. The S620 isn't even CID unlocked yet. But you are unwilling to pay $40.00 to get a T-Mobile version both CID and SIM unlocked. Are you crazy? The T-Mobile code isn't going to CID unlock the phone for you.

one more thing. tmo told me that if you buy the phone from the tmo store, you have to wait 14 days for the return period to expire, before they can even address your unlock request.
maybe the rep was misinformed, but she looked into it.

slocko said:
one more thing. tmo told me that if you buy the phone from the tmo store, you have to wait 14 days for the return period to expire, before they can even address your unlock request.
maybe the rep was misinformed, but she looked into it.
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This is true, I've done a search on t-mobile's support website for SIM Unlock. And the restrictions and policy says you have to at a minimum wait 14 days, It also mentions that your account must be active for longer than a 90 day period. And you have to wait a minimum of 90 between each unlock request.

DanITman said:
This comment makes absolutly no sense. Your willing to pay an extra $200 to have a device that is just SIM unlocked. The S620 isn't even CID unlocked yet. But you are unwilling to pay $40.00 to get a T-Mobile version both CID and SIM unlocked. Are you crazy? The T-Mobile code isn't going to CID unlock the phone for you.
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It makes sense to me, dude
Dan, it's not about the money at all. I was referring to spending money on an unlocked phone in general, whether it was through imei-check or through HTC. Granted, it's less money to get it CID-unlocked but for me it's a matter of principle. I would rather spend my hard earned money on a community effort that helps all Excalibur users. I would gladly give $100 or more to Buzz if he can come up with a solution to help the entire Excal community. I don't even own a Universal, yet I donated to Buzz's cause in that effort.
You probably don't understand, but you don't have to. Like I said, it just needs to make sense to me.

monakh said:
It makes sense to me, dude
Dan, it's not about the money at all. I was referring to spending money on an unlocked phone in general, whether it was through imei-check or through HTC. Granted, it's less money to get it CID-unlocked but for me it's a matter of principle. I would rather spend my hard earned money on a community effort that helps all Excalibur users. I would gladly give $100 or more to Buzz if he can come up with a solution to help the entire Excal community. I don't even own a Universal, yet I donated to Buzz's cause in that effort.
You probably don't understand, but you don't have to. Like I said, it just needs to make sense to me.
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I understand what you are talking about. I misunderstood you before....my bad.
I too would pony up money to have someone come up with an unlocker for Excalibur. The more popular the device is the more likely an unlocker will be developed.

DanITman said:
I understand what you are talking about. I misunderstood you before....my bad.
I too would pony up money to have someone come up with an unlocker for Excalibur. The more popular the device is the more likely an unlocker will be developed.
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I checked out the Universal Unlock from Buzz but it required you to Reflash the phone. I'm not sure I feel comfortable to reflash a brand new phone with out a garantee that it would work or that it wouldn't screw up the phone.
For that reason alone I think that the cost to have it unlocked is worth the 40.00 bucks. I too am a developer and respect the need to figure stuff like this out and support the efforts of others who are paving the way for others.

RazrV3 said:
I checked out the Universal Unlock from Buzz but it required you to Reflash the phone. I'm not sure I feel comfortable to reflash a brand new phone with out a garantee that it would work or that it wouldn't screw up the phone.
For that reason alone I think that the cost to have it unlocked is worth the 40.00 bucks. I too am a developer and respect the need to figure stuff like this out and support the efforts of others who are paving the way for others.
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Hi guys,
T-Mo sent me the unlock code today. It's an 8 digit numeric code. So, my quest is over for the time being (until I need the CID unlock). I haven't tried unlocking the Dash since I am in Dubai at the moment and don't have it with me.
Incidentally, this place is a RIP OFF. The room in the Grand Hyatt is half a grand a night! And on top of that, the 'net access is not free (and costs $40). Stay away from this place if you love to save your hard-earned money.

CID vs. SIM
What is the difference between CID unlocking and SIM unlocking? Which of these apply to the Dash (as opposed to the s620)?
Thanks!

lvlolvlo said:
you can request the unlock code from t-mobile.
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I have not been able to find T-MObile´s phone to call to SIM unlock my Dash. COuld any of you send me the phone #, please?
Thanks so much.

So what do the guys at imei-unlock know that we don't?
THIS forum is the place for all the WM geeks out there, this is where solutions are born! No-one has a homebrew process to retrieve/generate unlock codes?

Need Help! Unlocking Tmobile Dash / HTC S620

I am new to unlocking phones and would like to know what is the cheapest and most effective way to unlock a branded Tmobile Dash. I want to use it with full functionality on the Cingular network.
I have seen people mention that if you are a Tmobile subscriber they will give you directions to unlock it, and would like to know if anyone knows the details about this.
If this is not an option what should I do as far as paying to get it unlocked?
Thanks for the help,
Eric

I don't think there is a FREE solution as yet. you may check the spv-developers site Or pay for unlock sites.

What exactly does the "unlocking" enable you to do?

jusfocuz said:
What exactly does the "unlocking" enable you to do?
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SIM unlock: enables you to use any carrier that uses sim cards. I use my T-mo phone when I go to Asia, buy a pre-paid sim and slap it in.
CID unlock: Install any Rom on the phone. Like a home brew rom.
anyone feel free to add on...

add this skin to your dash and you will love it even more.... if you like that kind of stuff...
http://www.modaco.com/SkinProject-OS-X-t251143.html

Unlock
Spend the $38 dollars it is definitally worth it rather than being cheap and possibly bricking your phone. I spent the $38 dollars and followed the guide on here and it worked beautifully with no problems.
Here's the link that I used to unlock my phone :
http://www.imei-check.co.uk/dashunlock.php

An Unlocking question (not the annoying typical one)

Hello All. I'm getting my 620 from t-mobile in like 2 days, and I had a quick question.
I know you can get it SIM/CID unlocked from that imei site that costs $40.
I know I can get the phone unlocked from T-mobile by calling them (been with them for 3 years)
Here's my question: Is the type of unlocking that I can get done from T-mobile only the SIM unlock, or does it do the CID unlock too?
If it's only the SIM unlock, does that imei unlock site have a discounted price for only CID unlocking (i searched around everywhere on the site and couldn't find anything on it)? If not, does anyone know any other site where i can get the phone CID unlocked for cheaper than $40.
Thanks in advance
Drew

CID or SIM Unlock
T-Mobile only provides a SIM unlock as far as I am aware. You will need to use imeicheck.co.uk to CID unlock. I have used them twice before, and it works well. However, I am with you - $40 is steep, and my Dash works with T-Mobile's own rom, so I am reluctant to spend the cash. I will be asking them if they would provide a cheaper service, and I am sure they would get loads more business, if thwy would. Let us know if you do ask also....

I sent them a email asking them if they provided a cheaper service since my Dash will only need the CID unlock.
They replied back saying it's all from one program so they could not provide it cheaper.
looks like I got the shaft from them, rofl.

we believe that if you put on the old bootloader you don't need to cid unlock. Try that.

indiekiduk said:
we believe that if you put on the old bootloader you don't need to cid unlock. Try that.
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if you are using a "dash" you will need to CID unlock and flash an old bootloader before you are able to flash another rom

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?

Desire Unlock Network By Rom

Just wanting to know why it hasnt been done yet, all the dev guys out the and there is no way of unlocking you phone by eg. putting a new rom on or a simple way to flash something to it which would unlock it, surely there is a way of doing this instead of paying for codes?
This isnt for me by the way mine came unlocked, just for all those who require an unlock it would be great for an easy and cheaper alternative.

Newer phones have better protection and are harder to crack. So anyone who is working at HTC and leaks the unlock database, will be able to provide the codes.

ferraripassion said:
Newer phones have better protection and are harder to crack. So anyone who is working at HTC and leaks the unlock database, will be able to provide the codes.
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what do you mean by better protection? against what unlocking your phone? why not just give the codes out if people request them?

Kickasskev said:
what do you mean by better protection? against what unlocking your phone? why not just give the codes out if people request them?
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The networks often subsidise their phones to get your business. If they didn't lock phones you could buy one for example, on orange, and move to virgin. In this example it would mean Orange have lost money on you.
The networks use locking as a way to recoup their subsidy by keeping your business. However, it only used to be pay and go phones which were locked as pay monthly customers are tied into a contract but lately even pay monthly phones are starting to be locked down more and more.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk

The problem is - I am on an 18 month contract with Orange. Irrespective of if I root / debrand / stock rom my phone, Orange still get the money for 18 months! I have to use their version of the OS with "targeted advertising" e.g. Orange maps (paid for) instead of Google maps (free)
Why should I not have the option to choose which OS I am running (under my own risk) whether it be Orange approved or "open source"?
I can easily do it by rooting and debranding - but why should I have to?

aindow said:
If they didn't lock phones you could buy one for example, on orange, and move to virgin. In this example it would mean Orange have lost money on you
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That's why you sign a contract! The thing that locks you into the carrier is not the SIM lock, which can usually be quickly and cheaply removed, but the contract you signed.
If I sign an 18month contact with Orange to get a new phone, and cancel my direct debit to move to Virgin, I can do that whether the phone is SIM locked or not - the only difference is I've had to pay out say £15 to get an unlock code.
So, SIM locking really doesn't do anything at all and is generally just a waste of time and effort.
IMHO, if someone has got a free phone on contract, and then breaks that contract without reason to move to another carrier, they should have their phones IMEI blacklisted because they've essentially renounced any rights to use that device.
Regards,
Dave