Hello,
Going through all the threads possible on the forum, I try to understand why I cannot use another SIM than the original one.
I am a lucky guy having an S-OFF HoX, that I bought second hand through internet.
I am ready to help the teams getting whatever internal information they need. In return I would like the phone to work on Amy other network.
I bought an unlock code that didn't seem to work, tried to buy other one from 2 companies who gave me the same. So they didn't make me pay. I guess I have the right one...
Can you help?
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i just bought a desire locally. i called the woman to ask about it, she said it had a sim card slot and it does work with AT&T. i was excited because i have always wanted one, last time i tried trading for one the canadian post sent my phone back :/ anyway, the phone was dead, i charged it up and what do i see? the Alltel boot screen...i figured i cant use it but id like to play around with it, root it etc. my question is, when rooted, what would this specific model be worth? if i can make back my $100 ill be happy, thats really all i want...
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Why can't you use it? What's Alltel?
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yeah.. why don't you just debrand it and use it...
bortak said:
yeah.. why don't you just debrand it and use it...
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Alltel is a CDMA carrier. They were merged with Verizon within the last few years. Because it isnt a world phone it doesnt have a SIM slot, so in turn, its pretty useless to me.
Wouldn't it be easier to just pull the battery to see if there's a SIM card slot instead of all this stuff about carriers? You have the phone physically there in front of you, don't you?
Regarding what it's worth, I couldn't begin to tell you for a CDMA phone. Where I am in Europe, I've seen secondhand GSM Desires for sale from 50 to 500 euros.
The phone is in front of me, I have pulled the battery. It does indeed have no sim slot, if it did I probably would have already used it. All this stuff about carriers is exactly why I cannot use it, Im just simply trying to figure out whether or not I will be able to get my money for it considering I rarely see the CDMA model.
You should be able to make back the $100. Have a look on Ebay.
Hi people.
Just bought myself a HTC One X locked onto T-Mobile network.
I want to use it on Orange UK.
Anyone know if the SIM unlock codes are available?
Every site I go to advise me that the codes aren't available yet.
Is there another way of being able to use my orange SIM with the HTC One X?
Thanks
There are people selling the codes on Ebay, and there is a Tread (closed though) of people who have successfully used these services: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613613&highlight=unlock+code
Check ebay though as they are some for as cheap as £4.
Nice one gaiden, I'll give it a go.
Thanks for help.
A novice like me needs all that I can get!!
Aaaah, just realised why I'm struggling. Apparently the phone has to be at least one month old for IMEI to be registered on server. That means the waiting game......
Cant you just phone tMobile and ask them for a subsidy pin ?
ermmm tmobile and orange are the same company.... is the card being rejected out right?, i can switch between orange and tmobile with no problems with my tmobile card, and my wife has a locked wildfire s to tmobile that happily runs a orange card.
Yeah tmo and orange are now the same network. You shouldnt need to unlock for this.
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That is the exact reason why I bought the phone, thinking Orange & T-Mobile have merged into one.
The thing is they share their network coverage but they are still two seperate companies.This was confirmed by Orange UK. And T-Mobile won't deal with me because I don't have an account with them.
So I need to find someone who does have one, or set one up (which I don't want to do).
All the official HTC Unlock sites don't seem to have code available and give me a refund straight away. I'm going to try a couple from EBay this morning to see if they're any better.
umerio said:
That is the exact reason why I bought the phone, thinking Orange & T-Mobile have merged into one.
The thing is they share their network coverage but they are still two seperate companies.This was confirmed by Orange UK. And T-Mobile won't deal with me because I don't have an account with them.
So I need to find someone who does have one, or set one up (which I don't want to do).
All the official HTC Unlock sites don't seem to have code available and give me a refund straight away. I'm going to try a couple from EBay this morning to see if they're any better.
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T-Mobile will only unlock a handset that is registered to the account. I.e purchased with the number at the same time, as imei's are linked.
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What method did you try ?
the ebay unlocking method worked fine for my t-mobile phone,
Unlock codes!?
Am I missing something,
If you flash an RUU rom surely that will unlock it?
I presume using Ebay Unlocking techniques also risk voiding warrenty?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1543604
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Unlock codes!?
Am I missing something,
If you flash an RUU rom surely that will unlock it?
I presume using Ebay Unlocking techniques also risk voiding warrenty?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1543604
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Flashing a custom ROM does NOT SIM unlock the phone. Unlike unlocking/rooting, SIM unlocking does not void your warranty.
I've used HTC SIM Unlock before and they always been to work. They have a money back guarantee as well. Never trust those unlockers on eBay. I've been scammed too many times. http://www.htcsimunlock.com/#oid=1096_1
Your other option could be to get a PAYG sim card and call them from that. They might unlock it for you as you would have an account with them then?
I never thought of that, ie, getting a PAYG SIM card. Should have done that! Anyways, after many unsuccessful attempts in getting the phone unlocked (the number of refunds I got on my Paypal, I had numerous security checks on my card!), I eventually got hold of the person I bought the phone off. He's kindly got in touch with T-Mobile UK, and for £15-32, they'll unlock it for me. It will take between 10-28 days, so I'm expecting it to come through some time this week at the earliest. I know it may be dear, but I also know they will be able to unlock it, as its their network.
Anyways, thanks for all the help guys!
I just unlocked my one x at unlockcode4u.com and as I made a video they just refunded me, so eventually I didnt pay anything.
My HTC one X is the best phone ever
Hi All,
Going to sell my One X as managed to win a One X+ on HTC Elevate.......gotta love HTC
Need to unlock the One X from Orange before I Ebay the little beauty and am hoping for a little advice on who to use and any that have been used successfully before.
Thanks In Advance
Ian B
guttersnark said:
Hi All,
Going to sell my One X as managed to win a One X+ on HTC Elevate.......gotta love HTC
Need to unlock the One X from Orange before I Ebay the little beauty and am hoping for a little advice on who to use and any that have been used successfully before.
Thanks In Advance
Ian B
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I'm sorry to have to be the one who says this but... you can't unlock the phone meant as debrand it... this could be done just with s-off, wich can't be achieved yet... (if you are very lucky and have an s-off shipped device then you can do it)
Well no you cant S-Off the device ..... but, i am hearing things that you can buy carrier unlock codes on eBay ... don't know exactly how it works. Just giving some info that might get you on the right path
But if you only want it to be used on a different carrier SIM, it is possible. Theres dozens of businesses offering sim unlock codes, even the carriers themselves, for a fee.
So ask Orange or try something like this.
Ok, i've just got my HTC One X back from repair from HTC and kinda figured the SIM would be relocked. But there are some anomalys that are currently going on that i kinda need help figuring out. The first is that the IMEI from the phones info are, *#06#, and back ID Sticker is completely different from the box. My phone still has the small scuffs from when i sent it in so it cant be a new device. But the second and most important problem im having is the site ive always used to get my SIM Unlocks cant even find the IMEI Unlock code... any suggestions..?
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Ok, i've just got my HTC One X back from repair from HTC and kinda figured the SIM would be relocked. But there are some anomalys that are currently going on that i kinda need help figuring out. The first is that the IMEI from the phones info are, *#06#, and back ID Sticker is completely different from the box. My phone still has the small scuffs from when i sent it in so it cant be a new device. But the second and most important problem im having is the site ive always used to get my SIM Unlocks cant even find the IMEI Unlock code... any suggestions..?
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They might have replaced the mainboard and given you a new imei, new imei's take a little longer for the unlock codes to become available.
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They might have replaced the mainboard and given you a new imei, new imei's take a little longer for the unlock codes to become available.
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So it might take a week or two for my IMEI code to hit the system? The site I use has an option to go through the manufacture to get it but its about $15 more.
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So it might take a week or two for my IMEI code to hit the system? The site I use has an option to go through the manufacture to get it but its about $15 more.
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I would save your money and wait a couple of weeks, they release them in batches once a month and it might not be available even from htc yet. the unlockers usually just keep checking until it's available.
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I would save your money and wait a couple of weeks, they release them in batches once a month and it might not be available even from htc yet. the unlockers usually just keep checking until it's available.
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Thank you so much ^_^
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Okay, so here's the story. Fed up with my One V and needed to upgrade. Found a faulty One X on ebay, bought it for £110 or so thinking I could fix it. I couldn't. Rooting didn't help, was a hardware issue. Came on here and apparently only option is to send it back. Turns out the phone is still under warranty (well, if it wasn't rooted). Reflash to stock, send it to HTC (no proof of purchase!) and today I received it back! Good as new, and they even chucked in a free pair of headphones because it took them so long! So yeah, HTC rock.
Only issue is it's locked to a network because the ebay seller was a moron and listed it wrong/incorrectly. I tried 2 unlocking sites already but no luck, anyone have a link to one that they've used that worked? Ideally I'd like to do it via internet but I guess I'll take it to a shop and see if they can if its required.
Glad to hear that someone (else than myself) has good experience with the HTC Support!
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htc and their repair service in germany are also getting better yesterday i contacted the repair center and they said the mainboard will be changed but i have still to wait because it is coming from htc ..but yea really cool i don't have to charge for that
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Okay, so here's the story. Fed up with my One V and needed to upgrade. Found a faulty One X on ebay, bought it for £110 or so thinking I could fix it. I couldn't. Rooting didn't help, was a hardware issue. Came on here and apparently only option is to send it back. Turns out the phone is still under warranty (well, if it wasn't rooted). Reflash to stock, send it to HTC (no proof of purchase!) and today I received it back! Good as new, and they even chucked in a free pair of headphones because it took them so long! So yeah, HTC rock.
Only issue is it's locked to a network because the ebay seller was a moron and listed it wrong/incorrectly. I tried 2 unlocking sites already but no luck, anyone have a link to one that they've used that worked? Ideally I'd like to do it via internet but I guess I'll take it to a shop and see if they can if its required.
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Doesnt rooting open it up for all networks?
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Doesnt rooting open it up for all networks?
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As far as I know, it doesn't. On some mobile phones you can pretty easily network unlock your device when having root acces (by looking for some kind of code in a file that's in your root folder), but rooting doesn't do this automatically.
What's your carrier? From what I have read here on xda, if I'm not wrong, orange and Vodafone have changed the unlock codes and the codes from internet don't work. I'm on tmobike and I unlocked my phone to any network from online site without any problem.
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To what network is your phone locked and will let you know for sure if it can be unlocked by code or not. As an alternative one x now can be unlock by cable ,so probably some unlock shops can do that for you also