First post, need some helpful advice
I have a HTC One V on Virgin UK networkwhich I need to unlock. I purchased an unlock code online as after researching, came to the conclusion it (as of yet) cannot be done for free.
Anyways, I inserted the new sim card and turned on the phone but I dont get any pop up message asking me to enter the code. All guides I've read say that this should automatically pop up. I done a hard reset but that didn't help. The SIM is definately detected as I can look at the details in settings menu.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Are you on a custom rom? I think you have to be on stock to sim unlock a phone with a unlock code.
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lars1216 said:
Are you on a custom rom? I think you have to be on stock to sim unlock a phone with a unlock code.
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Not using a custom rom, phone is just out of the box
If I boot the phone without sim and then insert the new sim I get the following message;
"Unable to detect your SIM card. Please make sure that your SIM card is properly inserted and restart your phone."
After reading about it,
Does the phone accept your non-Virgin SIM? Do you get network access?
Not every phone is carrier locked.
You may also want to try disabling the HTC Fast Boot option. It does make start up, slower but it forces the it to actually shut everything down. It should be: Settings -> Power -> Fast Boot
Option A) Shut the phone down, after disabling 'Fast Boot', make sure the non-Virgin SIM is inserted, turn the phone on.
Option B) Hard Reset/Factory Recovery with the other carriers SIM inserted.
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Hey there,
I noticed the option SIMLOCK in the HBOOT Menu and because I was moving to another country, I realized that by unlocking my HTC Desire, I would be able to use it in the country I was going to. However, after executing that option, my phone stopped recognizing any SIM card. It is now showing the message "Please insert a SIM card" even when there is a SIM card in it.
I am wondering then, if there is a way to fix it.
I'd be very, very glad if any of you could give me insight.
Thanks!
Have you tried calling the company you got the phone from and explaining the issue to them? You obviously can't use that phone but it couldn't hurt to try calling them.
Selecting SIMLOCK will LOCK the device. Unless stated the Desire comes unlocked by default
Really? Do you know have any suggestions about what I can do to make it work again?
Any solution for that, please??? I just locked mine. Now my phone asks for the simcard. It cannot recognize it
I am panicking now!
Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943726
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solved! thanks
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solved! thanks
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That's ok, you could have just used.the "thanks" button
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Hi, I am a newbie here!
I have a Desire from Softbank (Japanese carrier) which I would like to use with other SIM cards. But when I put another SIM card inside, I can not enter any unlock code.
Does anybody have an idea for this? I am willing to do whatever from soldering, over rooting to saying words like "open sesame"
Holy crap! I just did that two nights ago.
Basically, the stock Softbank branded ROM on there is locked to a Softbank usim and there's no way around it with the stock ROM.
To get your phone on another carrier you need to:
0. Flashing your phone will remove all the data on your phone so backup all your stuff to your computer. Use the trial of MyBackup.
1. Make yourself a goldcard (Millions of tutorials all over the place so look one up). Make sure you have a backup of all the stuff from your SD and phone.
2. Go here and get yourself the latest World Wide English (WWE) RRU to flash your ROM to the latest stock HTC one. This will "de-brand" your phone. I used
RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.5_Radio_32.49.00. 32U_5.11.05.27_release
3. With USB Debugging enabled on your phone and your goldcard inserted, run that updater in windows. It should complete, rebooting your phone a few times. Your phone will show the htc logo instead of the Softbank one while booting now.
4. Now your phone isn't locked to the Softbank usim but it is still locked to the Softbank carrier. So you need to go buy an unlock code somewhere online (I got one for $13, just google "HTC Desire Unlock Code").
5. Reboot your phone with the sim you want to use inserted. When you slide to unlock your phone, it'll ask you for an unlock code. Put that code you bought in for both codes it requests.
6. Restore your backups
7. Enjoy your desire on whatever carrier you want.
My experience is that it works great on at&t in the US but is limited to Edge speed for internet.
On a side note, I'm using Simeji for my Japanese Input Method
I'd simply use HTC Desire Sim unlock utility..
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943726&highlight=desire+sim+unlock+utility
Use the sim unlock utility...
I have a wildfire s that has been properly unlocked, however it will not accept my o2 sim- i dont mean that I can't get the mms or internet but it wont accept the actual sim - when it ask me to choose a network and i pick o2, it simply says that the sim does not support connection the the carrier - i have a brand new sim 3g ready.....................someone, please help...
imnw said:
I have a wildfire s that has been properly unlocked, however it will not accept my o2 sim- i dont mean that I can't get the mms or internet but it wont accept the actual sim - when it ask me to choose a network and i pick o2, it simply says that the sim does not support connection the the carrier - i have a brand new sim 3g ready.....................someone, please help...
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what does 'properly unlocked' mean ?
I say you might have unlocked the bootloader,bit the phone still has SIM lock.
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hmm, so you saying if i go back to the shop and get them to unlock properly, it might let me use the o2 sim???
is there anything i can do....having only a modest knowledge of these issues?
and in reply to properly...sorry i wasnt specific - i meant that when you put an o2 sim in and turn it on...it doesnt ask for a pin or code to unlock the phone??
Well did you buy it in a O2 shop? If yes,then there appears to be a problem with you handset. If you DIDN'T buy it in a O2 shop(which means any other,T-Mobile,3,etc.) Then you're out of luck because it it probably SIM locked to that carrier.
You should bring back the handset back to the shop and ask them to remove the SIM lock.
ok, so here we go...
Went to the shop and they say the phone is unlocked. When i put an o2 sim card in, it does not require a pin when the phone switches on.
It works with tmobile sim, orange, virgin just not o2....
so it is unlocked just wont take o2.....
any ideas why?
its originally a tmobile wildfire - spoken to tmobile and they say they have completly unlocked.....
imnw said:
ok, so here we go...
Went to the shop and they say the phone is unlocked. When i put an o2 sim card in, it does not require a pin when the phone switches on.
It works with tmobile sim, orange, virgin just not o2....
so it is unlocked just wont take o2.....
any ideas why?
its originally a tmobile wildfire - spoken to tmobile and they say they have completly unlocked.....
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do you have any other o2 sim to test it ?
you should also go and change your sim, might be rly the SIM problem ...here changing sim costs 10 bucks, i hope its free in your case.
im afraid im a step ahead - all o2 sims dont work - i had a brand new 3g sim sent out by o2 and have tried a pay as you go sim on o2 - still wont work with any o2 sim....
any ideas?
imnw said:
im afraid im a step ahead - all o2 sims dont work - i had a brand new 3g sim sent out by o2 and have tried a pay as you go sim on o2 - still wont work with any o2 sim....
any ideas?
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a ok, i didnt read that one... lets try to keep this on one thread. why dont you try flashing stock rom again... i mean its worth a shot... i guess you dont use any custom roms atm ? or even try flashin any custom rom, just to try it ... if it doesn't work then, well, we will see it's a very strange problem.
did you try connecting with 2g, and not 3g...
or maybe changing setting in *#*#3646#*#* then phone information, then set preffered network type... and try changing those also ... First try this, and if it doesnt help then try what i wrote above.
ok,well - had a read of your suggestion and only a slight problem with it...i am a real beginner when it comes to this so apologies but rom flash???
Also looked at the *#*# suggestion...unsure how to do that - did try typing that into the keypad on the phone part but it didn't do anything..
apologies im not up to speed..any way to simplify for me?
oh, and also someone has suggested going into the bootloader so i took out the sim and battery, put it all back in and held down volume and power. at the bootloader menu, i selected simlock. when i pressed it the following was displayed..
fat 32 init ok
open mccmnc file fail
open cid file fail
process done, reboot?
does this help explain anything??
imnw said:
oh, and also someone has suggested going into the bootloader so i took out the sim and battery, put it all back in and held down volume and power. at the bootloader menu, i selected simlock. when i pressed it the following was displayed..
fat 32 init ok
open mccmnc file fail
open cid file fail
process done, reboot?
does this help explain anything??
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i guess you didnt unlock via xtc clip... you should write the code that i told u on dialer pad, it should immediately open a meny, i will make photos when i come home as a more detailed guide k ?
ok, just to save you some time if you dont need to spend it - the phone was unlocked at a local shop - no idea how they did it - although im guessing badly...
i typed that code in - when i enter the final * the code just disappears and it does nothing. I did enter the code without the last * and it said mmi running but then said incorrect mmi...
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ok, just to save you some time if you dont need to spend it - the phone was unlocked at a local shop - no idea how they did it - although im guessing badly...
i typed that code in - when i enter the final * the code just disappears and it does nothing. I did enter the code without the last * and it said mmi running but then said incorrect mmi...
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oomg man i just saw, its my bad ITS NOT 3646 its 4636 .... i wrote it wrong :////
thanks - tried that and got into the phone menu. The current preferred choice is WCDMA - there are other options but nothing to suggest that an o2 sim should be blocked....
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thanks - tried that and got into the phone menu. The current preferred choice is WCDMA - there are other options but nothing to suggest that an o2 sim should be blocked....
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well ntry changing to gsm preffered and so on, just try it ...
ok dok - given it a go and no luck - im wondering if a factory reset of the phone may restore the original settings and I can get it unlocked the correct way this time??? what do you think??
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ok dok - given it a go and no luck - im wondering if a factory reset of the phone may restore the original settings and I can get it unlocked the correct way this time??? what do you think??
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well, you should give it a go, since i dont have an idea what could possibly be wrong
ok, well have done several things.
i) master factory reset - made no difference - o2 sim still wont work
ii) tried to connect the phone to the pc but even with htc sync installed the phone wont connect to the pc
so it looks like we're stuffed here???
My cousin gift to me a DHD A9191 by Vodaphone UK:
- First, I insert my SIM card then turn on the phone.
- After boot, the phone verify a new SIM card then is's ask for unlock code.
- I don't know what is unlock code, then I type some numbers, then is's ask more about password. I don't know about that again then I turn it off.
- After searched on Google, some body tell me that should factory reset to clear password. I did it.
- Then, it really clear password as I want, but the real trouble come...
- The phone can not verify the SIM card anymore, always say that: "No sim card on the phone" both way I inserted or not the SIM card.
- Then, I ask for Google again and I come here in the AAHK topic for root, unlock, ...etc
- I done as well, everything is okay, but is's still like before, can not verify the sim card. Phone network always disabled.
- I was not give up, I try more by recover a new rom CM7... nothing else!
- More, I flash it to stock with RUU rom 1.3... nothing else too.
- Then I try my last by "One click Radio S-OFF", done but nothing else too...
So now, I don't know how must I do to let it work ....
Please teach me some thing, thank you so much.
Sorry about my bad english. Have a good day,
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My cousin gift to me a DHD A9191 by Vodaphone UK:
- First, I insert my SIM card then turn on the phone.
- After boot, the phone verify a new SIM card then is's ask for unlock code.
- I don't know what is unlock code, then I type some numbers, then is's ask more about password. I don't know about that again then I turn it off.
- After searched on Google, some body tell me that should factory reset to clear password. I did it.
- Then, it really clear password as I want, but the real trouble come...
- The phone can not verify the SIM card anymore, always say that: "No sim card on the phone" both way I inserted or not the SIM card.
- Then, I ask for Google again and I come here in the AAHK topic for root, unlock, ...etc
- I done as well, everything is okay, but is's still like before, can not verify the sim card. Phone network always disabled.
- I was not give up, I try more by recover a new rom CM7... nothing else!
- More, I flash it to stock with RUU rom 1.3... nothing else too.
- Then I try my last by "One click Radio S-OFF", done but nothing else too...
So now, I don't know how must I do to let it work ....
Please teach me some thing, thank you so much.
Sorry about my bad english. Have a good day,
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nhatkhang17, that means that the phone is sim lock. Even if you used the Hack Kit (that leaves you sim unlock) that doesn't work with every carrier in the world. Some carriers have code locked sims and then you won't be able to use any sim.
If you try many times using incorrect codes, then the phone will be blocked and you will need to buy an usb unlock code.
Stop flashing everything at arm length or you will mess your phone...flashing a different rom or returning to stock won't change that. If you don't have signal then put the sim cover on..
So I can't do anything for it? So sad...
I did search on Google and they said that XTC clip tool can unlock sim, can it resolve my trouble?
Try this site...I bought the code to unlock my inspire from them and I know that they sell that tool, so just ask them...
www.cellunlocker.net
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Hi all
I recently came to the end of my contract, and decided that I was quite happy with my Desire HD, I would switch to PAYG
So I got a code from Orange to unlock the handset.
I put my new SIM in, and it came up with "SIM Network Unlock PIN" and a text input box, plus buttons for Unlock and Dismiss.
I enter my unlock code, and it says "Network unlock successful"
As I understand it, at this point it should reboot and reflash the radio. It does not do this, it simply goes to the home screen and I have no reception. It is just as if I have clicked Dismiss.
Please can someone advise how I can get this to work?
I'm running IceColdSandwich.
Thanks.
Did you put the sim cover back on? Its needed for the antenna
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Did you put the sim cover back on? Its needed for the antenna
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Yes, I did. As I said, it hasn't even done the bit where it reboots to flash the radio.
What if you reboot manually? You could always head back to the carrier and let them know the code didn't work.
You could also achieve soff,in doing so also sum unlocks
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What if you reboot manually? You could always head back to the carrier and let them know the code didn't work.
You could also achieve soff,in doing so also sum unlocks
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If I reboot manually it just boots as normal and shows the "SIM Network Unlock PIN" screen again.
I think the problem is the handset rather than the code, as when I enter the code it does say that it has been accepted - it just then doesn't reboot.
Thanks, I'll try the SOFF method.
I can't get ADB to connect from my work PC, so I'll try this when I get home later.
Thanks.