Ok, so I've bought an unlock code for my Xperia Arc, seems the previous owner attempted too many unlock codes and hardlocked it. is there any method to reset the simlock counter?
Any efforts are appreciated guys. thanks!
edit: i should add the bootloader is locked.
only to unlock using a cable. Or u can open bootloader and it also unlocks the phone at same time. costs 15 euros.
ok, can you provide a link to unlock the bootloader? i've looked but could not find a tutorial on that.....for this particular phone that is.i do have a working code, if the unlock attempts werent so many. as the simlock counter is at 0 meaning they've all been used.
sinner99 said:
ok, can you provide a link to unlock the bootloader? i've looked but could not find a tutorial on that.
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Then you clearly haven't looked. ;-)
Sent from my Glowing Arc
actually i have, but where it leads to that it stops and talks about not doing it and why, with no link to actually unlocking it. i shall look more closely I suppose.
sinner99 said:
actually i have, but where it leads to that it stops and talks about not doing it and why
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And then goes on to suggest where you look, but even then if you've not found it, you've not searched properly.
Alejandrissimo said:
there is no solution for unlocking bootloader for locked devices for free.
The only 2 ways until now are provided by setool and cruiser (Omnius)
They are 2 different teams who bring a paid services.
Blagus kindly offer a cheaper price for XDA users than the official Omnius retail price because he is part if the Omnius team.
I also offer an alternative with setool for a few dlls more but with personalized support by remote control.
the service its not free, even for us, but we try to offer as cheaper as we can. every user who use any of 2 services are very happy with it.
Sent from my Xperia Arc using XDA App
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Best bet is to pm one of the above and ask what they can do for you
I have no knowledge of either
This is the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1037874
[OFFICAL] Work out how to enable fastboot for locked devices / Problem solved
Blagus did not respond but Alejandrissimo did and we got it worked out nicely. 3 months that phone sat around, lol unlocked bootloader, rooted and hella oc'd on the latest rls with doomlords kernel. thanks for your recommend pushtostop.
Thanks again alejandrissimo! o/ explains very well and has plenty patience for someone that gets his fingers too far too fast (me)
why cant people just post the answer instead of saying search all time. Use a program called omnius.
soldiers33 said:
why cant people just post the answer instead of saying search all time.
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Why can't people search instead of clogging the forum with numerous threads on the same subject, and people who say they've searched for something but couldn't find the answer when the sticky on the same page they've posted on has the answer is really annoying.
sinner99 said:
Blagus did not respond but Alejandrissimo did and we got it worked out nicely. 3 months that phone sat around, lol unlocked bootloader, rooted and hella oc'd on the latest rls with doomlords kernel. thanks for your recommend pushtostop.
Thanks again alejandrissimo! o/ explains very well and has plenty patience for someone that gets his fingers too far too fast (me)
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No hassle mate
Welcome to the arc
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soldiers33 said:
Or u can open bootloader and it also unlocks the phone at same time. costs 15 euros.
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Somehow this unlock only unlocks the Bootloader a little bit : o
what you mean a little bit? Ive down it myself and i can load kernals, and custom rooms and use fastboot no problem.
ThePeKo said:
Somehow this unlock only unlocks the Bootloader a little bit : o
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You mean you can only flash half a fw?
Sent from my awesome Arc via subspace beacon.
sorry to have displeased you so...i didn't think i was very rude. when the answer is stuck in the middle of a 2 page post with 18 paragraphs consisting of a tiny 5 word sentence.....these arent exactly the easiest forums to search either...hate to say it but im a solution provider and over the years ive been a dam good one. we haven't all poured over every word and sentence ever posted on these forums XperienceD. i asked and i received. we dont all have hours upon hours to search for what ultimately is one or two solutions that WILL cost. i wasnt sure if it would...thought i could do it without, but due to the helpful responses I got, i found indeed it did cost, but i learned too. try not to be such a hater man. noone pissed all over ya ! <3
sinner99 said:
we haven't all poured over every word and sentence ever posted on these forums XperienceD.
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You don't need to have done, but when some one makes a thread and states in it they "couldn't find anything" when there is a thread called, stickied even - [Guide] All in one 'Namaste guide' to Bootloader unlocking, Rooting, Flashing & more. then it's clear they're just being lazy.
Lord Takyon said:
You mean you can only flash half a fw?
Sent from my awesome Arc via subspace beacon.
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Yea but i´m not able to do a OTA Update even if i relocked the Bootloader with the Flashfile because the Phone bricks. And also the DRM Key wasn´t deleted after the SimUnlock!
XperienceD said:
You don't need to have done, but when some one makes a thread and states in it they "couldn't find anything" when there is a thread called, stickied even - [Guide] All in one 'Namaste guide' to Bootloader unlocking, Rooting, Flashing & more. then it's clear they're just being lazy.
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lazy...ya it was stickied. just not very clear, in the title hell ya it was very clear, but consice clear direction...was far from clear. no offence, its easy for a poster to get headed in another direction, but my exact situation (locked bootloader, hardlocked network - the idiot that had the phone before me tried all kinds of random codes like he was gonna win a lottery) was NOT clearly instructed or directed in that thread. i joined this site when i got that phone. i didnt ask till yesterday. nuff said. im not lazy asshole. stop being a general prick eh.
sinner99 said:
stop being a general prick eh.
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I'm not being, I'm highlighting how lazy some people are, so if you don't like it, tough titties. ;-)
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sinner99 said:
im not lazy asshole.
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But yet I showed you were. ;-)
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I cant figure out how to unlock bootloader and root. Ill pay someone to do it for me via team viewer. Name your price and we can talk!
captiancd89 said:
I cant figure out how to unlock bootloader and root. Ill pay someone to do it for me via team viewer. Name your price and we can talk!
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You haven't searched the forums much have you? Can't unlock the AT&T ion bootloader at the moment. And try looking in the stickied threads at the top for root info. Next time search before asking.
Spectre51 said:
You haven't searched the forums much have you? Can't unlock the AT&T ion bootloader at the moment. And try looking in the stickied threads at the top for root info. Next time search before asking.
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Tried a bunch with your help still cant get it working my offer stands.
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Tried
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good luck then
If soneone wants to make a quick 20$ helping me root this phone ill be on skype at starxgamingx
You've got your answer.
Closed.
I have seen a post which talk about how to find back the drm. I can hardly remember when I saw it, but I still know, it's useful, and phone must be relocked. Couly you guys give a link to the post? Thx alot .
em.. I'm a Chinese student, so sorry for my bad English
cyx2009cjw said:
I have seen a post which talk about how to find back the drm. I can hardly remember when I saw it, but I still know, it's useful, and phone must be relocked. Couly you guys give a link to the post? Thx alot .
em.. I'm a Chinese student, so sorry for my bad English
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Once you lost the DRM, it is gone forever. It cannot be restored.
I have heard some rumors, however I don't believe them.
Hi guys. Wasn't getting much of a response in the sticky.
My second issue is, I live abroad. To get it working abroad with a foreign SIM, I'd have to unlock the bootloader right? My phone says unlocking the bootloader is not possible. Is there any way to crack through this? I have contacted my provider about it before and they wanted me to buy hundreds worth of credit to unlock it, the thieves. It's a pay-as-you-go phone, it's not on a plan.
Any advice would be very much appreciated! Cheers guys!
Sannakji said:
Hi guys. Wasn't getting much of a response in the sticky.
My second issue is, I live abroad. To get it working abroad with a foreign SIM, I'd have to unlock the bootloader right? My phone says unlocking the bootloader is not possible. Is there any way to crack through this? I have contacted my provider about it before and they wanted me to buy hundreds worth of credit to unlock it, the thieves. It's a pay-as-you-go phone, it's not on a plan.
Any advice would be very much appreciated! Cheers guys!
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Well if you want to get rid of the slide up game launcher opening just delet the xperia play launcher app that is in the shape of a circle and says xperia play with a root uninstaller
Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
As for your second question asking about How to unlock your bootloader when unlockable=NO.. That's the only way and unfortunately it is paid.
@wedgess was spot on, questions about what the best / most stable / prettiest ROM or kernel is are strictly prohibited on XDA. Since your other question is a valid question I've edited out the other part and will leave the thread open.
Kind regards,
Tijmen
Excuse me but what sense does that make? It just increases chances of people messing up their phones. If its clutter you're worried about, I did ask in the sticky but nobody responded. The question of best ROM for Xperia Play is a very valid one because the Play obviously has extra considerations to be made. I was asking for thoughts on going full custom, or just a debloat, and where to find a debloat. Nothing wrong with that and you should not have edited the post.
Noob here! Apologies if there's already a thread about this, but I've scoured the internet since Boost has been extremely crappy about not letting me use a phone for which I paid full-price. They wouldn't give me an unlock code when I talked to them on the phones earlier, so I sent out a support ticket although I have little hope anything will result from it. So my question to all of you is, am I going to have to bite the bullet and just go to one of those pay sites, or doesn't someone know of a workaround?
I'm generally proficient with computers and electronics, so if it's moderately complicated I should be able to manage.
EDIT: Sorry, it's a ZTE Warp 4G, not HTC.
what do you want to achieve?
Omega Entity said:
Noob here! Apologies if there's already a thread about this, but I've scoured the internet since Boost has been extremely crappy about not letting me use a phone for which I paid full-price. They wouldn't give me an unlock code when I talked to them on the phones earlier, so I sent out a support ticket although I have little hope anything will result from it. So my question to all of you is, am I going to have to bite the bullet and just go to one of those pay sites, or doesn't someone know of a workaround?
I'm generally proficient with computers and electronics, so if it's moderately complicated I should be able to manage.
EDIT: Sorry, it's a ZTE Warp 4G, not HTC.
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Hi
sorry didnt see the tilte
im gonna take a look
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yolowaterpolo said:
Hi
sorry didnt see the tilte
im gonna take a look
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Hi again
is your simcard blocked by boost mobile??
The sIM card shouldn't be, no. Even if it was, I already have my new one from Cricket with the number transferred over. I was just trying to figure out if I'd be able to unlock the phone itself so I could use it with my new service provider.
Than. You can buy a unlock code on a website or you can ask it by your provider
yolowaterpolo said:
Than. You can buy a unlock code on a website or you can ask it by your provider
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My provider refused to give it to me, and every pay site I've tried hasn't been able to do it.
Ah well, it was worth a shot. I've given up on it and have ordered a new phone that will be compatible with my new service. Thanks anyway!
This thread can be closed, oh great moderator!